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Meta’s Testing Options To Hide Like Counts on Reels, Replies on Threads

Meta’s looking to give users more ways to control how their metrics are displayed on Instagram, with a new test of optional view counts on

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Meta Launches New Llama AI Model, Building Towards the Next Stage

Meta has announced its final big AI update for the year, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg launching a new 70 billion parameter Llama 3.3 model, which

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LinkedIn Adds Revolving Slideshow Option for Profile Banner Images

LinkedIn has rolled out a new option to add an auto-revolving slideshow of images as the banner on your profile, which could be another way

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TikTok Implements New Protections for Young EU Users

If you’re trying to get a handle on the scope of the challenge in accurately identifying user ages across social platforms, which the Australian government

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Australian Government Votes to Ban Under 16s from Social Media Apps

Despite conflicting evidence around the viability and value of the plan, the Australian Government has now voted to implement a new law that will force

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Inbox Ads Are a Risky Bet for Snap

Yeah, I’m not sure that Snapchat’s new inbox DM ads, which it’s calling “Sponsored Snaps”, are going to go down so well with Snap users.

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X Users Can Now Activate Side-Swiping Likes and Replies In-Stream

It seems like X has decided to take a more cautious approach with its plan to phase out all of the post function buttons in-stream.

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Threads Continues To Lead the Download Charts in October

Threads is still attracting a lot of attention, at least in terms of overall downloads, with the latest data from Appfigures showing that Threads was

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Threads Takes First Steps To Separate Itself From Instagram

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has announced that Threads is now moving into a more independent phase, which could eventually see it separate itself from Instagram

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Research Highlights Social Media Usage Trends in 2024

What are the latest social media usage trends, and more importantly, has X become less relevant for U.S. adults? The team from Pew Research has